Job searching: ‘Impossible is nothing,’ when you have a video resume

As you trudge through the trenches of your own personal nightmare (aka: your job search), surfing from Monster.com, to Careerbuilder then to Linkdin you’ve undoubtedly heard many expert advisors preaching the importance of social networking, writing strong cover letters and your resume.  Well, I’m here to tell you that they’re all wrong.  ‘Friending’ people on facebook, and writing ‘words’ on paper may put you in the game, but they won’t give you an edge on the other 10 million candidates who are all doing the same thing. And I know this from experience.  I’ve been writing ‘words’ on paper for far too long.  What has it gotten me?  Fame?  Fortune?  Well sure, but what blogger doesn’t have those things?  What I haven’t gotten is a J.O.B.  And that’s why it’s time for me to fast track my job search by putting the one and only proven job-hunting tool to work for me.  What is this magical ‘cupid’s arrow’ arrow of personal marketing, you ask?  It’s a personal video resume.

That’s right, seeing is believing and there’s no better way to show a prospective employer how serious and dedicated you are than by making your resume come to life.  Don’t forget to talk about your professional and personal philosophies and to include some good shots of yourself weight lifting, dancing our playing tennis – especially in tight clothing.  Here’s an example that you may have seen before that shows how you can put the video resume to work for you:

 
Aleksey Vayner made this video resume way back in 2006, so I doubt he’s out looking for a job now.  How could he be with that kind of pectoral power.  And he’s so humble. That’s a lethal combination.  If only I could be like Aleksey, damn! 

Actors have also been known to use the video resume.  In fact, Michael Cerre used Aleksey’s video format, almost verbatim, and has since been in a number of box office smashes including, Superbad, Juno and Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist.  Check out his stunning resume:

So what are you waiting for?  Download some elevator music, break out the handicam and get to work on your video resume today!  I’ll have mine done faster than you can say, “impossible is nothing.”  And I’ll be sure to share it with the Unemploymentality when it’s ready.